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‎Feb 07, 2008
06:59 AM
VC 8.0 CRT merge module installation on Vista
Hi guys
I have next problem
I made installation for application which depends on Visual C++ 8.0 CRT. So I included Microsoft_VC80_CRT_x86.msm and policy_8_0_Microsoft_VC80_CRT_x86.msm merge modules into my installation.
The installation works OK on Windows XP, but fails on Vista (32bit).
Event log shows SidebySide error :
Activation context generation failed for "myapp". Dependent Assembly Microsoft.VC80.CRT,processorArchitecture="x86",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",version="8.0.50727.762" could not be found. Please use sxstrace.exe for detailed diagnosis.
But Microsoft.VC80.CRT version="8.0.50727.762" is included in merge modules which I added to my installation.
Can anyone give me a clue why these merge modules don’t work on Vista while work on XP?
How can I solve this issue?
I have next problem
I made installation for application which depends on Visual C++ 8.0 CRT. So I included Microsoft_VC80_CRT_x86.msm and policy_8_0_Microsoft_VC80_CRT_x86.msm merge modules into my installation.
The installation works OK on Windows XP, but fails on Vista (32bit).
Event log shows SidebySide error :
Activation context generation failed for "myapp". Dependent Assembly Microsoft.VC80.CRT,processorArchitecture="x86",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",version="8.0.50727.762" could not be found. Please use sxstrace.exe for detailed diagnosis.
But Microsoft.VC80.CRT version="8.0.50727.762" is included in merge modules which I added to my installation.
Can anyone give me a clue why these merge modules don’t work on Vista while work on XP?
How can I solve this issue?
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‎Feb 15, 2008
12:38 PM
Hello Elena,
I have seen the same issue and was able to solve it following the advise on: http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archive/2007/01/09/problems-with-custom-actions-that-depend-on-the-visual-c-8-0-runtime-files-on-windows-vista.aspx
Enjoy!
Dan
I have seen the same issue and was able to solve it following the advise on: http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archive/2007/01/09/problems-with-custom-actions-that-depend-on-the-visual-c-8-0-runtime-files-on-windows-vista.aspx
Enjoy!
Dan
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‎Feb 16, 2008
07:55 PM
I had the same problem. The link sent by the previous poster is a very good resource. I ended up installing the msvcr80 files as side-by-side assemblies in my product \bin folder (see the redist.txt in the install dir for VS). This works on Vists and XP but not on 2000 (but I also included the same merge module as you which installs the assemblies globally on 2000).
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‎Oct 30, 2009
12:59 PM
I am running into this as well, with a service that is registered and started during the install. So I am following the following instructions:
"In the case of service installation, use a commit custom action or a custom action scheduled after InstallFinalize. You cannot use the ServiceInstall or ServiceControl table if the service depends on any global assemblies (such as the VC 8.0 runtime files or a managed .NET Framework assembly). This scenario is specifically described in the ServiceControl table documentation on MSDN."
And during install I get a warning about the service custom action and that it should be sequenced between InstallInitialize and InstallFinalize.
So can I safely ignore this warning or do I have to place the custom action before InstallFinalize and if I do will it still work correctly?
"In the case of service installation, use a commit custom action or a custom action scheduled after InstallFinalize. You cannot use the ServiceInstall or ServiceControl table if the service depends on any global assemblies (such as the VC 8.0 runtime files or a managed .NET Framework assembly). This scenario is specifically described in the ServiceControl table documentation on MSDN."
And during install I get a warning about the service custom action and that it should be sequenced between InstallInitialize and InstallFinalize.
So can I safely ignore this warning or do I have to place the custom action before InstallFinalize and if I do will it still work correctly?
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